innovation policies such as Smart Specialisation. The Smart Specialisation policy introduced by the European Commission supports … regional economic and innovation development focusing on regional strength through selection of defined priorities, offering …

The European Regional Development Fund devoted around 66 billion Euros to the financial support of innovation and … the Operational Programmes dedicated to fostering research and innovation, particularly in small and medium …, suggesting that further funding should be channelled for leveraging research and innovation in the former regions. Finally …

conceptual foundations of technology transfer, and the role of innovation and knowledge. The main purpose of the paper is to … transfer model based on the concept of innovation ecosystem and open innovation. Being a knowledge integrator, a university … synthesis on related concepts of open innovation, network, and ecosystem approaches to technology transfer. The results of this …

networking of research institutes in Poland following a radical reform of the functioning of the national innovation system. This … effectiveness of the use of scientific and research potential for strengthening innovation (in five of the six institutes researched …

Knowledge brokers play a crucial role in open innovation. We use exponential random graph models and qualitative … analysis of semi-structured interview data to contrast knowledge brokerage in three open innovation partnerships. Our analysis …-sharing networks. This result implies that brokerage in open innovation is primarily about connecting know-how rather than know …

innovation management exerted on the economic indicators and business performances of SMEs in the south-central region of Sonora … in Mexico. The effect of electronic commerce and the home office in the management of innovation and corporate … commerce sector. To collect the information, a questionnaire was developed and applied to the online SME manager through the …

Due to a variety of barriers to develop innovation, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find it necessary to … open innovation setting in Mexico. An absorptive capacity (ACAP) approach has been applied to understanding the process of … developing new knowledge for achieving innovation. A two-part questionnaire was developed with the aim of assessing the ACAP of a …

Open eco-innovation, which involves collaborative processes to develop environmentally sustainable solutions with … diverse stakeholders, heavily relies on collaboration. This study aims to address this research gap in open eco-innovation by … (1) examining perceived support and participation in an open innovation program for SMEs, predicting the outcomes of open …